Invasive pat-downs by TSA are all the rage this holiday season

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In an effort to prevent terrorist attacks, the Transportation Security Administration has progressed their pat-downs to '2nd base' level.

The TSA this month began more aggressive pat-downs, including checking sensitive areas such as the groin and breasts, for signs of weapons or explosives on some travelers according to The Los Angeles Times. The searches have sparked outrage, as has the TSA's alternative — greater use of full-body scanners that the American Civil Liberties Union has said amounts to a "virtual strip search."

"Clearly, it's invasive; it's not comfortable," John Pistole of TSA said to The Los Angeles Times of the pat-downs in an interview Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley."

But he said the agency was trying to strike the right balance between privacy and security to protect the nation from potential terrorist attacks, such as the failed bomb plot last Christmas by a man who authorities said had explosives hidden in his underwear.

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Here's an easy concept: take everything OUT of your pockets and you most likely won't get pulled aside for a pat-down.